Agnieszka Wądołowska
The situation has divided both politicians and experts.
Insights
How is Poland’s new ruling coalition governing?
Aleks Szczerbiak
Poland’s ideologically diverse new ruling coalition is prioritising “settling accounts” with its right-wing predecessor and elite replacement.
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NfP Podcast: Timothy Garton Ash on Poland’s transition and the mistakes of liberalism
Stanley Bill talks to Timothy Garton Ash about 1989, Poland’s transition, the PiS government, and the mistakes of liberalism.
Lingvo universala: Zamenhof, Esperanto and the crusade for peace through language
Ian Stephenson
Esperanto’s Polish-Jewish inventor hoped a shared language could calm tensions in his native Białystok.
Nine of Poland’s best sweet treats
Gregor Gowans
Poland has many famous sweet delicacies to its name. Here is the low-down on nine of the best.
What does Poland’s exemption from the EU’s climate ambitions actually mean?
Wojciech Kość
Both supporters and critics are wrong – or at least premature – in their interpretation of Poland’s exemption from EU climate goals.
NfP podcast: a brief history of Poland, bonus episode: 1000 years in 5 minutes
Stanley Bill gives a geopolitical overview of 1000 years of Polish history in 5 minutes.
Poland’s martial law in pictures
Photographer Jerzy Ochoński captured the drama, tragedy and absurdity of martial law in Poland.
New evidence of how Polish diplomats helped Jews survive Holocaust with fake passports
Percy Metcalfe
The diplomats in Switzerland forged up to 10,000 passports intended for Jews trapped in German-occupied Europe.
The stunning wildlife of Poland’s Białowieża Forest in pictures
Wildlife photographer Exen captures the beauty of the animals of the Białowieża Forest.
Translating Tokarczuk: An interview with Jennifer Croft
Stanley Bill
Our editor-at-large talks to Jennifer Croft, American translator of Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk.
NfP podcast: a brief history of Poland, part 1 (beginnings)
In the first part of our Brief History of Poland, Stanley Bill looks at the beginnings of the Polish state and the Baptism of Poland.
Norman Davies: Remembering Katyn and Smolensk
Norman Davies
The historian recalls his participation in commemorations of the Katyn massacre, days before the Smolensk plane crash.
How will Poland’s Law and Justice party govern during its second term?
Aleks Szczerbiak
Poland’s ruling party faces fresh political and economic challenges in its second term of office.
